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Author Message   Oxygen151 Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 01:59 pm:        I want to take the front brackets off of my Lightning, the ones that hold the speedo and headlights and all that, to paint them black. I began tearing it apart only to find these crazy looking torque bolts and now I am stuck... What do I have to do to get the left and right side off so I can paint them? Help would be greatly appreciated, this is a project I wanted to do today on my day off.   Sleez Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 02:29 pm:        security (tamper resistant) torx, you can try a needle nose vice grips, or drill a hole in the end of the torx driver that is the right size, or buy one from snap-on. http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/tools.asp?tool=all& Group_ID=159&store=snapon-store   Hootowl Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 02:31 pm:        You can get bits for tamper resistant torx several places. HF even carries them.   Oxygen151 Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 02:47 pm:        What is HF? Also does anyone know the actual size I will need?   Sleez Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 02:48 pm:        found this one cheap; http://www.restockit.com/8-Piece-Folding-Torx-Set- Tamper-Proof-(575-FX-89RJM8).html?source=froogle&Bvar5=100F1&Bv ar6=100F1&Bvar7=100F1 and these; http://www.amazon.com/SMALL-SCREWDRIVER-SECURITY-T AMPER-PROOF/dp/B000FIXXBA http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_009460040 00P?vName=Tools&cName=HandTools,GeneralPurpose&sNa me=Hex%20Keys&psid=FROOGLE01&sid=IDx20070921x00003 a http://www.amazon.com/pc-Tamper-Proof-Torx-Large/d p/B0009U6ABO/ref=pd_bxgy_hi_text_b   Froggy Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 03:02 pm:        http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142 838/420163.html?1229649363 I had the same issue, got them out with locking vice grips.   Oxygen151 Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 03:16 pm:        Thank you guys, sorry I should have done a search first.   Rah7777777 Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 12:32 am:        Sears and harbor freight have them   Oxygen151 Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 12:43 am:        Got them at a NAPA store. $1.99 for two bits. Thanks everyone.

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